The ABCA is excited to announce that breeders now have the ability to register Ultrablack & Ultrared animals with the Society.

“Ultrablack” or “Ultrared” Cattle by definition are animals of Brangus breeding and Angus breeding, are black or red respectively, with no white in front of the navel and are polled or scurred.

An Ultra Register has been set up to provide a separate herd book for Ultrablack & Ultrared animals to be registered. For animals to be eligible for registration in the Ultra Register they must have a Brahman blood content between 8% and 25%.

Animals registered in the Ultra Register will be clearly labelled with a (U) as a suffix after the name and a U as the registration level.

The definition, classifications & regulations around registered, foundation and enrolment Brangus will not change. Brangus animals continue to require 25% to 75% Brahman blood content.

The ability to allow Ultrablack & Ultrared animals to be registered with the ABCA will allow continued growth and integrity for the Association.

We encourage any existing Members or perspective Members to contact the ABCA CEO, Tessa Pearson on
0437 986 081 to discuss any questions around the Ultra Register.

Please see below the Regulations & Fees associated with the Ultra Register:
 
ULTRA REGISTER (U)

1. Ultrablack or Ultrared may be registered in and by the Association provided they produced from;

(a)   Ultrablack or Ultrared sire and dam registered in and by the Association

(b) Registered Angus animal enrolled in and by the Association and a Brangus animal registered in and by the Association
 

2. Animals registered in the Ultra Register will have (U) as a suffix after the name

3. Each animal registered in the ABCA Registers can be fully registered prior to 12 months or calf recorded then fully registered at a later date.
 

4. Each animal accepted for entry into the ABCA Registers shall be allocated a number which shall be known as its animal ident.
 

5. The animal ident of each animal shall comprise a herd identification code, a year code, a grade code and the animal's private herd number/tattoo.
 

6. Animals can only be registered in the Ultra Register if the sire has the results of a Neogen Brangus Genomic test recorded with ABCA or a minimum of a 50K SNP has been provided from an alternate Breed Association and added to the ABCA DNA module.

7. Cattle registered in the Ultra Register shall have Brahman blood content between 8% and 25%.

8. Cattle which are the progeny of Enrolment Brangus shall be registered in the Foundation Brangus Register.
 
9. The ABCA Board may at its discretion accept registration in the Herd Book an animal registered with a recognised Brangus Association of an overseas country.

10. All animals registered in the Ultra Register shall conform to the Standard of Excellence as prescribed by the Association.
 

11. All applications for registration into the Ultra Book shall be made through approved formats as approved by the ABCA Board

12. The prescribed fee shall be paid in respect of each animal registered in accordance with these regulations.

13. Each animal registered in the Herd Book Register shall be allocated a name which shall consist of the registered Stud Prefix of the first owner and an allocated name and or number.

14. Registration of an animal under a particular name may be refused if:-

(a) The name including prefix and including any numeral forming part of the name shall exceed thirty (30) characters
 
(b) The name is so like the name of another registered animal as to be likely to mislead
 
(c) The name contains a stud prefix registered with the Association or part thereof other than their own

15. It shall be the responsibility of each member to keep a private Herd Register in which they shall record the private herd number and birth date of each animal and such other information concerning ancestry and breeding as is necessary to authenticate the registrations with the Association.

16. The Committee may at its discretion request parent verification by DNA testing of any registered animal or animal submitted for registration. If parent verification is not conducted within 90 days, the animal may be de-registered or refused registration.
 

17. Any application for registration of an animal which is a twin shall state the sex of the animal to which it is a twin. Should a twin be registered without such a statement, no subsequent application for registration of an animal which is a twin to the animal previously registered shall be accepted.